Intro
G D G C
[Verse 1]
G D
I wish my love was a red, red rose
D/F# C G D
Growing in yon garden fair
G C G
And I to be the gardener
G/D D
Of her I would take care
[Verse 2]
G C
There's not a month throughout the year
G D
That my love I'd renew
G D
I would garnish her with flowers fine
D/E G C
Sweet William, Thyme and Rue
[Verse 3]
G D
I wish I was a butterfly
D/F# C G
I'd light on my love's breast
C G
And if I was a blue cuckoo
G/D D
I'd sing my love to rest
[Verse 4]
G C
And if I was a nightingale
G D
I'd sing the daylight clear
G D
I'd sit and sing with you, Molly
D/E G C
For once I loved you dear
[Instrumental]
G D D/F# C G
G C G D G C G D
G D G D
[Verse 5]
G D
I wish I was in Dublin town
D/F# C G
And seated on the grass
C G
In my right hand, a jug of punch
G/D D
And on my knee, a lass
[Verse 6]
G C
I'd call for liquor freely
G D
And I'd pay before I'd go
G D
I'd roll my Molly in my arms
D/E G
Let the wind blow high or low
high or low